Reduce The Signs Of Aging With Facelift Surgery

 Reduce The Signs Of Aging With Facelift Surgery

Your face is the window to your soul. It shows everything from your joy to your sorrow, your anger to your anxiety, your pain to your concern, and every emotion in between. It’s no wonder then that your face is usually the first place that starts to show the effects of aging, in many cases making you look older than you really are or feel.

 

Non-surgical options.

There are some minimally invasive, temporary measures you can have done to help such as Botox® or injectable fillers. These can help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles in your forehead, as well as around the eyes and mouth. Injectable fillers can also help to enhance the contours of your lips and/or cheekbones, to re-establish a look of youthfulness.

 

However, the results are temporary and will wear off over time. You can renew the effects with follow-up injections periodically, but if you’re looking for a more long-lasting result, you may want to consider plastic surgery.

 

Surgical options.

A facelift (medically referred to as a rhytidectomy), is a procedure that can transform your appearance by eliminating sagging skin, deep lines and wrinkles, jowls, and facial hollows. During the procedure, your surgeon may also reposition facial tissue to create a more sculpted and symmetrical appearance.

 

You may also want to look into a neck lift (also known as a platysmaplasty), which can remove excess skin and fat deposits in your neck, to give your overall visage a smoother, younger appearance.

 

Other procedures.

If you do not wish to opt for a full facelift, you have other options available to help restore a more youthful look. One option is a brow lift (browplasty), that can elevate drooping eyebrows that have migrated south over time due to a lack of elastin in your skin. A second option is eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty), which can remove loose and sagging skin surrounding your eyes, as well as any puffiness of “bags” above or below your eyes.

 

Getting started.

If you are considering any type of facial improvement surgery, your best starting point is to look for a plastic surgeon who is board-certified and has plenty of expertise in performing cosmetic procedures. You should also look for a clinic that provides an on-site surgery suite that is accredited to the highest level by the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF).

 

Do a web search for facelift surgery and examine some of the “before” and “after” photos posted on each website. This should give you a good idea of what you may be able to achieve through a facelift procedure, and it will show you the skill of the surgeons who performed the work.

 

Moving forward.

Schedule a consultation with the surgeon or facility of choice. Your surgeon will examine the structure of your face and can make a variety of suggestions on surgical options, based on your individual facial features and expectations. Your surgeon can also answer any questions you may have about the procedure and the healing process after the surgery.

 

 

Conclusion:

Over time, your body begins to reduce the production of collagen and elastin, which can create saggy, dull-looking skin, as well as deep lines and wrinkles. Having a board-certified surgeon perform a facelift (and possibly a neck lift as well), can remove excess skin and reposition facial tissues to provide you with a more radiant, youthful look, with long-lasting results.